Arrhythmic mitral valve prolapse: a practical approach for asymptomatic patients
Alessandro Malagoli,
Alessandro Albini,
Giovanni Benfari
et al.
Abstract:Mitral valve prolapse (MVP) is usually regarded as a benign condition though the proportion of patients with a life-threatening arrhythmic MVP form remains undefined. Recently, an experts’ consensus statement on arrhythmic MVP has proposed approaches for risk stratification across the spectrum of clinical manifestation. However, sudden cardiac death may be the first presentation, making clinicians focused to early unmasking this subset of asymptomatic patients. Growing evidence on the role of cardiac imaging i… Show more
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